TIL: These all competed in some level of the WRC

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures) 01/10/2015 at 22:28 • Filed to: None

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Alfa 147

Autobianchi A112 Abarth

Chevy Chevette (couldn't find a photo of the correct gen rallying, but apparently it happened. Once.)

Daewoo Cielo

Daihatsu Charade (a surprisingly popular choice, and apparently one even finished top 5 in Safari Rally 1993)

Dodge Ramcharger (apparently a trio of Americans decided to try and take advantage of the FIA lifting the 4WD/AWD ban and entered a trio of Ramchargers in the 1981 Kenya rally. Actually a clever idea since the first 4WD/AWD to win an international rally was a Jeep Wagoneer in 1972)

FSO Polonez

Isuzu Gemini (Again, they say it happened, but I can't find a photo)

Moskvich 412

Nissan 1200

Wartburg 353

Justin Hughes > Dusty Ventures 01/10/2015 at 22:32

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And, of course...

Brian Silvestro > Dusty Ventures 01/10/2015 at 22:35

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that Alfa is hilarious

Jedidiah > Dusty Ventures 01/10/2015 at 22:36

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This is pretty BA

Dusty Ventures > Justin Hughes 01/10/2015 at 22:39

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Kinda sorta. He raced Rally Mexico, but technically not as a WRC competitor. It's sorta like being in the regional division at a Rally America event. You're doing the same stages at the same event, but you're not on the National entry list or results. Which in Bill's case worked in his favor because that car wasn't legal for any of the actual WRC categories

Dusty Ventures > Jedidiah 01/10/2015 at 22:39

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I do dig the Ramcharger, and I suspect it would make a good story.

Group B Enthusiast - Captain of the supercharged barge > Dusty Ventures 01/10/2015 at 22:39

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9/10, would rally the A112 Abarth.

mr2gud2u > Dusty Ventures 01/10/2015 at 22:40

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That Ramcharger would have been neat to see.

XJDano > Dusty Ventures 01/10/2015 at 22:41

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http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/chevette.htm not sure if the actual wrc cars

twochevrons > Dusty Ventures 01/10/2015 at 22:43

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Also an unlikely rally entrant, the Rover SD1:

Incidentally, I can't remember which one exactly, but there was some British racing series in which the Moskvitch was extremely successful, because the class divisions were based on purchase price; they were so cheap that despite not being all that great, they were still ahead of anything else that you could get for the money.

TheJWT > Dusty Ventures 01/10/2015 at 22:43

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This is the rally Polonez I'd take...

Jedidiah > Dusty Ventures 01/10/2015 at 22:45

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You don't see them very often; I suspect they make awesome rigs

Dusty Ventures > XJDano 01/10/2015 at 22:54

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Those may have run in the WRC, but they're not the one that surprised me. I knew a number of Vauxhall Chevettes ran, but I didn't know that for one event (Argentina) there was one Chevrolet-badged Chevette (a 1985) that competed.

XJDano > Dusty Ventures 01/10/2015 at 22:55

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Yeah didn't think I would come up with it after about 20 seconds.

Justin Hughes > Dusty Ventures 01/10/2015 at 22:57

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Yeah, kinda sorta. I know E30 M3s competed in rally, but I'm not sure if any ran specifically in the WRC.

Dusty Ventures > Justin Hughes 01/10/2015 at 23:10

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Actually there were some Group A-spec E30 M3's that competed in the late 80's and early 90's and did fairly well for themselves. One even won the 1987 Rally de France overall, beating out the AWD Lancia Deltas.

XJDano > Dusty Ventures 01/10/2015 at 23:13

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What year rally? Just looking around since I can't sleep.

For 85 found this :

http://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?e=14…

But you are saying it would be labeled as Chevette entrant?

Dusty Ventures > XJDano 01/10/2015 at 23:25

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That's the one. The rally archive app I have listed it as a Chevette. On the plus side, knowing it was called a Celta did help me find a photo:

It does look a bit like the Brazil/Latin America-only Chevette sedan (picture is of a late 70's model), perhaps they renamed it the Celta for the Latin America market at some point?

dr861 > Dusty Ventures 01/10/2015 at 23:31

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Basically a chevette:

Eazy-O > Dusty Ventures 01/11/2015 at 05:52

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That is highly reminiscent of the Opel Kadett C:

They're all T-Body cars anyway, though I can't find the Celta.

Dusty Ventures > Eazy-O 01/11/2015 at 11:14

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Or the Vauxall Gemini. Change the headlights, ditch the back doors and that's pretty much it.

And I couldn't find anything on the Celta either, at least on any Celta from before the year 2000. It's all very confusing.

Eazy-O > Dusty Ventures 01/11/2015 at 20:20

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You know what. I don't think that's a Celta at all.

If you look here, the image is somewhere down the list:

http://www.bordin.net/fotos/automobi…

It says underneath: Sady Bordin / Tuca Cunha attending the world stage in the Rally of Cordoba in 1985. Second place with a Chevette!

Whatever exactly they mean by this, I don't know. WRC, perhaps? Anyway, it's a Chevette. There doesn't seem to be a pre-2000 Celta. It's not listed on the T-Body wiki entry , though that might mean jack all.

Dusty Ventures > Eazy-O 01/11/2015 at 20:26

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The more I poke around the more I'm inclined to agree.